Inquiries & Recommendations

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advise all owners of New Zealand fishing boats by the most appropriate means, of the safety benefits of voluntarily attending FishSAFE workshops and the availability of the "Safety Guidelines for Small Commercial Fishing Boats" on the FishSAFE website.

In approving the change in airworthiness category, the CAA did not review all the required documentation and so missed the opportunity to ensure the aeroplane was fit for the purpose. The Commission recommends that the Director takes the necessary action that ensures there is a thorough and coordinated oversight when accepting aircraft modifications and approving changes in category, especially for specialised operations like parachuting

Liaise with Marlborough District Council to urgently review the use of Vickerman Street level crossing and take such steps as are necessary to prohibit the use of the level crossing by vehicles exceeding 9m in length.

Reassess the Tranz Rail irregularity follow-up policy to ensure that it is positioned sufficiently towards a corrective action culture as distinct from a punishment culture so that prompt reporting of irregularities is encouraged.

Takes action, in conjunction with certificated instrument flight procedure service organisations, to eliminate the use of similar procedure titles for different instrument approaches to the same runway.

The Commission recommends the New Zealand Transport Agency takes action to address the safety issue whereby locomotive engineer medical tests procedures that could increase the likelihood of detecting sleep and other associated disorders do not currently include the use of modern diagnostic monitoring systems (003/09).

The Commission is of the view that for commercial operations in exposed open waters, particularly when vessels are approved to operate out of bar harbours, the minimum requirement should be a type 401 lifejacket, and it should be required to have a crotch strap fitted. For the same reasons, Maritime New Zealand should place some emphasis in its safety campaigns on recommending that recreational users adopt a similar standard when intending to cross bar harbours or venture into exposed coastal waters.

Draft an amendment to Maritime Rules Part 42B.66 for the Minister’s consideration, to provide that a self-contained breathing apparatus as prescribed in Part 42B.59 is included as part of a fire crew outfit. Where 2 or more fire outfits are required, one of the self-contained breathing apparatus may be substituted by a smoke helmet as prescribed in Part 42B.58.

Instruct company pilots of the requirement to obtain an entry clearance from the relevant controlling authority before entering controlled airspace.

On 25 June 2020 the Commission recommended that IMS New Zealand Limited review and enhance the Operation Manuals for all Cloudburst buckets to include any recommended operational and maintenance procedures, guidelines and limitations, and develop a current register of users and actively disseminate this information to them.

that the Microlight Aircraft Association of New Zealand Inc. be required to: Appoint their own Medical Adviser.

Review the current maintenance Manual Inspections required for Boeing 767 undercarriage components which have been involved in "hard landings or high drag/side load landing conditions" on unprepared surfaces with a view to ensure the inspections provide for the removal of any foreign matter which may have become lodged between components of the assemblies.